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Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-02-24


Didn't you know what like she was when
reasoning impotence. SIS she like Uncle Ed
garl"
''Why, you know, dear" says mother, an
swering the irnpetuous outburst with her usu
al unrufiled genleness, ave never seen Mary
until tonight, and she is as like your uncle as
-as-well as she is unlike you, Ada" she ends
smilingly.
Ada is the strong point of the family in per-
sonal attraction. Probably she is soothed by
the allu-ion, for she k sses mother by way of
| apology. and we grow little less dolcful as
we resolve to make the best o. matters as they
| are So we get our work and the clock on the
mantelpicce ticks steadily. and the fire burns
| brightly, but somehow, instead OF the usu al
merry buzz Of conversation, we seem sudden
| ly to have developed reflective turn Of mind.
! for the work progresses but our voices are ST.
lent. Presently we are startled by ring at
the door bell-it must be quite two hours after
| Cousin Mary has retired-indeei, we are just
putting our work together, as it is getting late
and libby brings in red envelope, and
handing 1t to mother, says, In a voice OF awe,
due to the occasion "A telegram for you,
ma'am." "A telegramr' exclaims mother with
nervous start born of general horror of tel.
egrans, AMI know that her thoughts straight
way fl to Tom in India libby retires, and
Mother tears open the envelope with trembling
fingers and reads aloud:-
From Mary Montgomery, Yarley, to Mrs.
| Vaughn, 5 Well Road Tunburgk.
slave been obliged to delay my arrival TIL
tomorrow. Hope this will not Inconvenience
you. VIII explain reason when we meet"
Mother reads 1t once through, then looks uE
bewildered. 1T cant be for me-" she says al
last, picking up the envelope aud examining
the address.
"Of course II Is" say; "look here's your
name and address inside as weIl.n
i But Mary's up stairs" says mother In Q
puzzled tone. whats 1t all about / don't
understand and she proceeds to peruse the
telegram once mora
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-11-11
About Fence Posts.

Nineteen years ago in October cut
large white oak for grape posts
They were 3x3 inches, s feet inches
long, and no sap or wane was left on
the post. As soon as sawed l stood
them up against the fence so they
would season. In the spring purch-
ased a barrel of coal tar at the gas
works; set the barrel under an apple
tree; cut hole in the barrel large
enough to set in four posts at time ;
let them remain several hours, and
some all night; then raised them up
and let them drain back into the bar
rel, and then rolled them in lake sand.
The reason | used sand was because /
could handle them without getting tar
all over me. The number of posts was
three hundred, all treated with tar ex-
cent twelve, and set three feet six
inches apart.
The twelve posts not treated with
tar were all gone at the end of twelve
years. There were two years. differ
ence in the durability of the twelve
posts. The first tarred post to show
decay was five years later, and most of
them are doing service yet; not in the
vineyard, but have been removed and
used for fence posts. l think this was
as fair test as could be made, as the
posts were all out of the same tree and
all set top ends down. learn from it
that tar will not preserve green post
nor one that has any sap on, but there
is gain of five to eight years on a
sound seasoned post free from sap, set
in our slay soil.-R. 4. HUNT, in Ohio
Farmer.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-11-11
farmers' Guluml1*
Give fools their gold 4 knaves their power
Let fortunes bubbles rise and fail;
Who sOvs a field or trains a flower,
Or plants a tree, is more than all.
Corn and Cob Meal.

An experiment was recently tried
at the Iowa Agricultural College on
the respective merits of clear corn meal
and corn and cob ground together for
fattening pigs.
Pigs of the same breed and same
age, and as nearly as possible the same
weight, were selected and fed one week
to accustom them to the food selected.
They were then given all they would
eat up clean, half of them of corn meal
and half of corn and cob meal, the
grain being carefully weighed and
also the hogs at the end of each week
for two weeks when they were sold.
The corn and cob meal, 70 pounds
to the bushel, made 1905 pounds of
pork per bushel and so pounds of the
clear corn meal made Hoy pounds to
each bushel fed. The hogs were sold
at $3.50 per hundred-weight and gave
1879 cents per bushel for the corn
ground with the cob, and 44.34 cents
for the clear corn. The experiment
was repeated with lot of hogs in the
early stages of fattening and returned
1868 cents for the corn and cob meal,
and 44.92 cents for the corn meal,
reckoning pork at $3.50.
The reason why the corn and cob
meal seems to do better is explained
by some writers on the theory that the
mixed meal lies lighter IN the stomach
of the animal and is thereby better
digested. 1t is quite certain that there
is but little nutriment in the cob if in
deed there is any. However the above
with many other experiments in the
same line seem to confirm the superb
ority of the corn and cob meal for fat
teding hogs.-Hoard's Dairyman.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-11-11
About Dairy Butter.

Notwithstanding that creamery but
ter, from the most careful makers,
will be good in quality and uniform
in it's appearance, this by no means
implies that butter made in the farm
dairy should not be as good. In fact,
it may and should not be better, unless
every person supplying the central
factory with milk or cream exercises
careful supervision over his COWS, to
know that their health is perfect, and
and that they are giving milk untaint-
ed by any of the contingencies that
may tend to disorganization of the
milk functions of the COWS. If twen-
ty, fifty or one hundred milk-produc-
ers would attend as carefully to the
condition of their milk as the man or
woman who makes butter directlyfrom
the herd, and sells the same upon the
reputation acquired for care in every
department of the labor. the case
would be different. But, where We null
tiply by twenty, fifty or one hundred,
the ifs are too many to insure certain
ty. 1t is also very difficult matter for
the manager of the creamery to keep
q supervision of all the various herds.
Such inspection of the milk as is
generally given at the creamery is no
safeguard. Hence it is not strange
that the products of particular dairies
should bring a greater price than any
creamery butter. This is the fact, and
always will be. Nevertheless, it is
equally the fact that the average pro-
duct of daries sell for less-far less
than the average price for creamery
butter.
There is profit in dairy butter if
the maker understands his business.
If not, and he will not learn, or will
not supply the good wife with facili-
ties for making the best, and will not
use current means for getting it to
market in perfect condition, some 9TH
er branch of agriculture requiring less
exact care had better be followed
Farm, Field and St0ckman.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-11-11

Experiments made at the Iowa Ag-
ricultural College grounds lead to the
conclusion that in cultivating corn
the work ought to be done in the upper
three or four inches of soil. Deep cul-
ture in the middle of the row, it is re-.
ported, does less injury than near the
hills, but even then great many roots
are cut by the points of deep-grooving
shovels. Level culture of medium
depth accomplished all the purposes
of working the soil without serious
injury to the roots.
According to DR.. Salmon there are
two contagious diseases of hog cholera
The first affects the bowels and is gen.
uine hog cholera; the second affects
the lungs and is swine plague. An
animal may have both at once.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-11-11
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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-11-11

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l. this eligible and well-known Restaurant.
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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-11-11
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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-10-01
STATE FAIR.


The hacks began to take people to the
track as early as 9 o'clock and from that
time till o'clock stream of buggies,
hacks and stages unloaded their occupants
at the gate. The live stock TO be seen was
not excelled by the California State Fair. We
carry of the majority of premiums for its ex
hbit of blooded cattle. Each day saw a
succession Of fine races both running and
trotting. The bycicle races and the balloon
ascensions were unusually interesting fea
lures. The Indian pony races provoked a
great deal Of mirth, and the graceful and
daring riding of the lady riders called forth
well merited applause. A fine and we'll ap
pointed restau rant was on the grounds where
one could get as fine meal as in any first
class hotel. The best quality of liquid re-
freshmcnts were readily to be had and both
establishments were we'll patronized. At
the pavilion the fruit, agricultural and in
dustrial departments presented a very at
tractive appearance. The floral exhibit was
extremely fine. One Of the novelties to be
seen was an oldfashioned loom at work turn
ing out spreads, table covers, etc., of beau
tiful design. The walls of the building on
all sides were covered with pictures great
and small, in oil, water color and crayon
Some were by noted artists. Here too were
the grand and beautiful exhibits OF the la
dies; consisting of fine needle work, embroid
cries, laces, crazy quilts, bed-spreads, hand
painting on satin and silk, beautiful floral
designs worked on velvet and other material
and fancy cushions of all kinds. We have
not room to specify all that was to be seen
IN this department. The Reno brass band
nightly gave selections of the choicest music.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-10-01
Traded Horses.

James Nichol, of Mason Valley, who took
his Norman stallion "Napolean" to the
State Fair, has traded the animal off for an
imported Norman stallion that was owned
by parties in the eastern part of the State
Mr.. Nichol is bound to have the best draft
stock he can get, and as he gave $1,000
boot on the trade it is inferred that he must
now have very valuable horse, for the
stallion "Napolean" was considered worth
about 1000. This kind of enterprise will
soon bring Mason Valley to the front as the
best stock section in the State.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-10-01

The Ground Not Worked for Want
OF Water.

Some days ago reporter of the TINES
had short interview with Mr.. William Blu
chanan, one of the oldest prespeclors in
the State. Mr.. B. was returning from Es
meralda county to the Comstock and stop.
ped in Dayton short time TO take look at
the old town and note the changes that had
taken place. In his rambles he dropped
into this Office. Mr.. Buchanan was among
the first arrivals on the Comstock after gold
had been discovered in Gold Canyon, and
being an old placer miner, he prospected
the country pretty thoroughly. In telling
his experience he stated that the whole
country around here had been PANIED out,
and that the ground where Dayton now
stands IN those times yielded some very rich
dirt. The ground had been dug up for a
depth of from four to six feet, a number of
small shafts were sunk, and the place pref
ty thoroughly cleaned up it was thought at
that time. In those days, though, no cheap
dirt was looked at, as will be understood
from the fact that Cinnamon are still work
ing the same old ground in Gold Canyon.
Where the gold keeps coming from nobody
seems to know, but it is there all the same,
for the Cinnamon are making good wages
still. Mr.. Buchanan also stated that the
hill above the Douglass mill, where the
graveyard is located, had been prospected
and that good returns had been obtained
although at that time it was not believed
that there was gold enough in the dirt to
pay for taking water onto it. He believes,
however, that if the hill could be torn down
by hydraulic power the same as mining is
carried on in California, that there would be
money in the scheme. The only trouble
would be to get the water onto the ground.
1t has long been known that gold could be
PANIED out OF the dirt almost anywhere on
the hillsides along the canyon and it might
be paying proposition for some one to
make some experiments with the ground on
the hill above the mill.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-10-01
ESnl eraIda Items.

The following items Of interest were taker
from the Walker Lake BulIetm of las
Wednesday:
The Garfield Company has begun work
on the Maverick claim which was recently
purchased from Sam Allen.
The Durand is still looking very we'll and
the rich rock which is occasionally encount.
cred gives encouragement to the manage
ment
The grading for the addition 10 the Gar.
field mill is finished, the timbers are at
Soda and the machinery is expected to ar.
rive in about a week.
The rain of last Thursday washed out the
Mount Cory road in several places. Super
intendent Allen put on a force and had the
road in good condition by Saturday.
Harry Brooks was brought here from
Gold Mountain on Friday on charge Of
assault with deadly weapon. He had a
hearing on Saturday and was held to appear
before the Grand Jury.
Billy McDonalds blind quarter horse
stepped into gopher hole last Wednesday
and fell, rolling over Billy, cutting his face
and giving him head as sore as that of a
disappointed candidate.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-10-01
THROWN FROM A HORSE.
A Vaquero Receives Injuries That
May Prove Fatal.

Last Monday forenoon Charles Brown,
better known as "Brownie," vaquero who
has been riding for w. J. Marsh & Son, OF
Marshland, for the past several months, was
thrown from his horse in a field on the
Marsh ranch, and received injuries Of such
a serious nature that he is not likely to re-
cover. Brown was riding after stock at
quite rapid gait when, in making a short
turn, the horse slipped and fell, throwing
his rider with fearful force to the ground.
Brown struck on the side of his head, and
when several of the boys who were threshing
near by got to him he was stiff and rigid.
James Meadows and others picked the I'M
conscious man up and carried him to the
house, where everything possible was done
for him. Mr.. Marsh was at the time in
Reno, but was Immediately telegrnphed
what had happened. In answer Mr.. Marsh
telegrAphed to Dayton to have DR.. Hazlett
visit the injured man. The doctor has made
two trips to the ranch, and at last accounts
reported his patient in a very critical con
diuon. lie is suffering from conclusion Of
the brain, and is only at times conscious.
There are no bones broken in the body nor
are there any severe bruises, the only trouble
being with the brain, which received fear,
full shock. The doctor says it will be some
days yet before the full extent Of the injury
is known. Brown has parents and relatives
living in Humboldt county, California, but
has not been in a condition to tell anyone at
what town. He is we'll known in this coun
ty, having been in the employ OF Mason and
other cattlemen, and has many friends who
hope he will pull through all right.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-10-01
Fine BlOOded Cattle.
ness.

The Reno Journal says: The Vail Bros,
of Lyon county, again have another magnif-
icent lot of cattle on exhibition that are at
tracing great deal of attention, consisting
of Shorthorns, Gallowavs, Red Polled Nor.
folks and half. breeds. At the head Of their
Shorthorns stands the famous bull, Professor
Mike, imported from England and exhibited
at all the principal Fairs in California. The
cows exhibited are all from the Eastern
States and near them stand bulls and heif.
ers, from small calves up to three year olds
all sons and daughters of the head OF the
herd. Asthe tree is judged by its fruit, so
animals are judged by their produce. Black
Knight leads the herd and is a magnificent
specimen of his kind brought from Canada.
The hardness Of these animals, and their
ability to live through hard Winter on short
feed is so we'll known that they are consid.
cred among the best for the range. Near
this bull stands two of his calves, a year
ling bull and hefer, both from ordinary
range cows. The result Of the cross is an
animal resembling the Galloways so much
that it takes an expert to tell them apart.
They are black and without horns. The
heifer, though but eighteen months old, has
two months-old calf. and though this is
breeding back to the horned kind, the calf
is black and no indication of horns. Last
but not least are three beautiful little Red
Polled Norfolks from England, COW with
her last years and this years calves.
Though not large, these cattle, for milking
qualities are grand, and in England consid-
cred the best. Their beautiful little heads,
perfect coats, and aristocratic appearance
call forth praise from all who See them.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-10-01
RECORDERS OFFICE,
Business Transacted in the Month of
September.

Deed-Mary R. Sims TO J. P. Haynes,
town lot in Dayton; consideration SIS.
Dated September 9Th, 1887.
Deed-James w. Erway TO J. B. Gala.
CHER, ranch in Mason Valley; consideration
500. Dated September 9TH, 1887.
Deed-Alonzo Cummings and wrfe to
Mason and Hardin, ranch in Mason Valley;
consideration $500. Dated September 10th,
1887.
Deed-Mason and Hardin to Sol Noel,
100 acres of land in Mason Valley; consid
Grafton S.. Dated September 5th, 1887.
Deed-G. l. Leayitt to Alfred A. Pinker-
ton, piece of land in Mason Valley; consid
Grafton $500. Dated September 18th, 1887.
Deed-R. Noce, J. Capuno and Louis
Traverna to Fred Oest, Kelsey mill site in
Silver City; consideration $500. Dated
June I4th, 1857.
Deed-E. L. Drappo and wife to J. B.
Gallagher, SO acres of land in Mason Val
ley; consideration S66s Dated Septembe,
18th, 1887.
Deed-C. o. Damon and wife to Charles
Snyder, ranch in Mason Valley; considera
ton $4,000. Dated September 22d, 1887